There is an increasing need for graduates to understand the strategic roles that IT can play in organisations and in society, and to have an understanding of the management issues that it raises. FIT3066 is designed to provide students with knowledge and understanding of these issues, and of concepts and techniques that can be applied in the practical management of IT in organisations. Students undertaking this unit will be equipped to contribute to organisational discussions and decision making in a variety of strategic and operational contexts.

Reverted to originally approved assessment of exam -3hours-60%; in-semester assessment-40%, on advice from CE (Saadat Alhashmi)on 25/2/10. Change to assessment to be revisited after Sem 1,2010.

30/11/2017 - Unit disestablished at FEC 5/17 Item 7.3.

This is a core third level unit in the Information Systems major in the Bachelor of Information Technology and Systems (BITS). It introduces students to IT management and strategy concepts. The unit assumes a basic understanding of the types of organisational problems to which IT can be productively applied. Students will have gained this knowledge through the common core unit, FIT1003 IT in Organisations.

At the completion of this unit students will have -

A theoretical and conceptual understanding of:

• basic concepts of strategy and management relevant to the use of IT in organisations;
• the nature and role of the IT/IS infrastructure within organisations;
• the various roles played by different types of IS within organisations;
• the types of management and organisational risks commonly faced by IT managers;
• the potential for failure inherent in applying IT to the solution of organisational problems;
• issues in the management of IS/IT economics, information resources, information systems development, information security and the planning of IT-enabled strategies;
• issues in the management of risk in IT projects and line activities.

Developed attitudes which enable them to:

• behave in an ethical and professional manner during the planning, implementation and management of information systems;
• appreciate the role and importance of management skills in the IS/IT domain;
• appreciate the role and importance of planning in the management of the IS/IT function in organisations.

Developed the skills to:

• participate in organisational discussions on IT/IS management and planning issues in organisations;
• contribute constructive suggestions of relevance to the solution of IT/IS management and planning issues in organisations;
• identify and communicate issues of concern relative to the planning and management of the IT/IS function in organisations.

Demonstrated the communication skills necessary to:

• understand the roles and responsibilities of IT/IS managers within the broader management framework in organisations;
• appreciate the contribution that a well-managed IT/IS function can make to an organisation.

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This unit provides students with a detailed understanding of key topics in information systems strategy and management, and with the skills and capacity to critically analyse IS management issues. Topics include management of IT directions including outsourcing, systems provisioning, etc.; management and planning of IT support for business strategies; IT strategic planning; and IT risk management and failures.

On-campus

Examination (3 hours): 60%; In-semester assessment: 40%

2 hrs lectures/wk, 2 hrs tutorials/wk

All tutorial/labs to run on the same day as the lecture.

FIT

FIT1003 or CSE1205 or IMS1002 or IMS2805 or FIT2027 or equivalent